calendar>>April 30. 2009 Juche 98

U.S. and S. Korean War Exercises and Aerial Espionage against DPRK under Fire

Pyongyang, April 30 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialist aggressor forces and the south Korean puppet army warmongers got more frantic with exercises for a war of aggression and aerial espionage against the DPRK in the land, the sea and the air in April, while groundlessly pulling it up over its satellite launch, according to military sources.

The south Korean puppets started the integrated operational exercises of civilians, government offices, the army and police by mobilizing units of the puppet armed forces, local administrative organs, the police and "Homeland Defence Reserve Forces" on April 29. They staged madcap exercises for high-speed maneuverability, combat shooting and coordinated operation of infantry units and motorized units of the puppet armed forces on April 20 while kicking up atmosphere of a war against the DPRK.

The puppet army warmongers were busy with the drills for transport of river-crossing and bridge equipment and its laying on April 9. The puppet armed bandits deployed on the forefront staged offensive operation exercises on April 27 and 28, firing more than 12,000 large-caliber machine gun and automatic rifle bullets.

Artillery pieces and groups of tanks of the U.S. imperialist aggressors present in south Korea and the puppet armed forces kicked up war hysteria while firing hundreds of shells on April 3 and 15.

The puppet navy brought naval forces of New Zealand to waters of the East Sea of Korea between April 17 and 22 for staging a combined antisubmarine exercise. It was busy with a joint strike exercise of warships and flying corps in the West Sea of Korea on April 28.

The puppet navy dispatched dozens of destroyers, submarines, intelligence-gathering and reconnaissance craft and guard ships between April 6 and 14 to stage fire strike exercises and combined marine exercises under the simulated conditions of an actual war.

Meanwhile, the U.S. imperialists had more than 20-30 fighter bombers, pursuit assault planes, special operational planes, mid-air refueling tankers and commanding planes deployed round the clock during the month in the bases of the U.S. imperialist aggressors present in south Korea and the puppet air forces to stage madcap drills for striking targets in the depth of the DPRK, providing close air support and fighting air battles.

The U.S. imperialists committed more than 100 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK while the south Korean puppet armed forces at least 70 cases in April.

The dangerous war exercises and aerial espionage perpetrated by them against the DPRK before and after its satellite launch for peaceful purposes clearly prove that their war moves to stifle it and make a preemptive attack on it have reached an extremely reckless phase.